Haunted Places in the UK & Ireland
Explore haunted hotels, pubs, castles and other places across Britain and Ireland. Search by name, location or reported activity, and find places within a chosen distance.
National Library of Ireland
📍 7–8 Kildare Street · D02 P638
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around National Library of Ireland, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
📍 Kildare Street · D02 YK38
Local accounts link National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street with apparitions, mysterious sounds and unsettling encounters that have become part of the area's supernatural folklore.
Olympia Theatre
📍 72 Dame Street · D02 K135
Staff and visitors report a resident poltergeist rattling doors and windows, phantom footsteps and a dressing room wrecked by an unseen force.
Phoenix Park
Reports include Jonathan Swift's ghost is traditionally said to haunt the vast Dublin park, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
Rathmines Bridge
Witnesses describe a phantom lock keeper and disorienting bright light blamed in tradition for drawing victims toward the canal.
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
📍 Military Road, Kilmainham · D08 FW31
Reports from Royal Hospital Kilmainham include apparitions, strange sounds and sudden cold spots in areas linked to the site's former occupants.
Shelbourne Hotel
📍 27 St Stephen's Green · D02 K224
Local accounts describe longstanding reports of paranormal activity that drew investigators Hans Holzer and Sybil Leek to the hotel.
St Audoen's Church
📍 High Street, The Liberties
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around St Audoen's Church, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
St Mary's Chapel of Ease
📍 St Mary's Place North, Phibsborough
The site is associated with a longstanding tradition that circling the Black Church at midnight can summon a terrifying supernatural encounter.
St Michan's Church
📍 Church Street, Arran Quay · D07 F3P6
Reports include ethereal touches and disembodied voices reported inside the crypt among the church's preserved remains.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
📍 St Patrick's Close · D08 H6X3
Witnesses describe Jonathan Swift's apparition reportedly seen inside the cathedral where he served and was later buried.
The Custom House, Dublin
📍 Custom House Quay · D01 W6X0
Reports from The Custom House, Dublin include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.
Trinity College Dublin
📍 College Green · D02 PN40
A shadowy doctor carrying a surgeon's bag is said to roam Trinity, alongside supernatural traditions surrounding its tunnels and Campanile.
Howth Castle
📍 D13 EH73
Staff and visitors report a spectral white rat, ghostly footsteps and other omens traditionally associated with misfortune for the St Lawrence family.
Malahide Castle
📍 Back Road, Malahide Demesne · K36 YP65
Malahide’s reported ghosts include jester Puck, Sir Walter Hussey, Lady Maud Plunkett and Myles Corbet, alongside footsteps and shadowy figures.
Rathfarnham Castle
📍 Rathfarnham Road · D14 K3T6
Local accounts describe a phantom dog and the ghost of a murdered young boy reported around the castle grounds.
Athenry Castle
📍 Athenry · H65 WP93
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Athenry Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Druid Lane Theatre
Staff and visitors at Druid Lane Theatre report phantom footsteps, unexplained voices and fleeting figures around backstage areas, corridors and the auditorium.
Galway City Museum Site
📍 Spanish Parade · H91 CX5P
Reports from Galway City Museum Site include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.
Lynch's Castle
📍 40 Shop Street · H91 W400
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Lynch's Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Spanish Arch
📍 2 The Long Walk / Spanish Parade
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Spanish Arch, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
The Long Walk Galway
📍 The Long Walk
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at The Long Walk Galway, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Thoor Ballylee
📍 Thoor Ballylee, Ballylee
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Thoor Ballylee, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Kylemore Abbey
📍 Pollacappul
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Kylemore Abbey, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
